18Dec14

MERCOSUR states intend to develop cooperation with Eurasian Economic Union

The member states of the Southern American Common market (MERCOSUR)
intend to develop cooperation with the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU,
established by Belarus, Kazakhstan and Russia), the participants in the
MERCOSUR summit held in the Argentine city of Parana said in a joint statement
on Wednesday.

Member of the board (minister) for trade of the Eurasian Economic Union Andrey
Slepnev who headed negotiations with the Argentine colleagues told TASS
previously that the sides "reached the general agreement on the need to start
the preparation in the short run of a full-format legally binding agreement
between the two unions that will form a new regulatory framework for trade
between the MERCOSUR and EEU members."

MERCOSUR (bringing together Argentina, Brazil, Venezuela, Paraguay and
Uruguay) and EEU together account for more than 7% of the world economy
with the total population exceeding 0.5 billion people.

The new integration alliance - EEU - will start functioning in January 1, 2015. The
Union brings together Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan and Armenia, and Kyrgyzstan
intends to join them in the near future.

[Source: Itar Tass, Bs As, 18Dec14]

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